The Cutting Garden

The Colors of Spring - Work by Kevin Gref and Steve Davis
2026-04-11 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Domesticities & The Cutting Garden, 4055 State Rte 52, Youngsville, NY, 12791, United States
New work by artists Kevin Gref and Steve Davis will be displayed at Domesticities from April 11th through May 17thth. There will be a reception on April 11th at 3 pm.
The Colors of Spring as represented in Kevin’s use of muted hues and Steve’s use of bright tones provides a wonderful way to welcome the new season and appreciate how color in all its forms brings art to life. Kevin and Steve each use wood in vastly unique ways making this art exhibit intriguing but also must-see.
After retiring from a career as a carpenter, Kevin returned to his artwork in a sunny studio in downtown Jeffersonville. There he began to experiment with steam-bent white oak, cherry, and other hardwoods.
Sculpting with wood is his preferred medium. Prior work was a carving process as opposed to assembly, a method which emphasizes shape and form alongside color. “The three of these together – shape, form and color – depend upon one another and give each piece its character and unique quality,” says Kevin.
A native New Yorker and Youngsville resident, Steve has been exhibiting his work for many years in New York City, Westchester and Long Island as well as at CAS in Livingston Manor. Steve is an expert with color, creating patterns and combinations which he puts to clever use in his Bargello pieces. Bargello is a form of needlework.
He also developed a unique style creating houses on canvas. His style has been called unusual, quirky, whimsical, and certainly all his own. The works are made with balsa wood, corrugated cardboard, ribbon, fabric, and art papers.
Domesticities is located at 4055 State Rte 52 in Youngsville.

Meet the Author! Join Mike Vreeland, author of Dumpster Man, for readings, book signing, and activities.
2026-04-19 14:00 - 16:00
Twelve-year-old Trent Hartwood climbs into a dumpster to save a trapped kitten. The putrid sludge inside transforms him into a smelly, slime-covered superhero with superhuman strength. Can he use his new powers to catch the men who robbed his aunt and uncle’s pizza parlor? Can he complete his mission without his identity being discovered?
Travel with Trent on a hero’s journey, as he stops crime and saves people, learning a few life lessons along the way. If you are a fan of superhero adventures and courageous characters, no matter what your age, this book is for you!

The Abstracted Landscape - From the Vault
2026-06-05 00:00 - 2026-06-29 23:59
The Gallery at Domesticities in Youngsville, NY announces a solo exhibit by the painter Marjorie Morrow in June with an opening reception on Saturday, June 6, 2-4 pm. The Abstracted Landscape—From the Vault presents a selection of her colorful impressions of the Catskill landscape and explores how an abstract artist can interpret the environment.
“My paintings are gestural interpretations of what I see and feel in my environment. While my work is abstract, it is inspired by many sources including, of course, the natural landscape as a reference for movement, line, and color. The element of chance is important to my process to foster spontaneity and surprise. And color is key!”
Morrow’s studio view includes a cornfield and a long look back to the hills of the Beechwoods with its seasonal variations. Her titles are significant to her and add a poetic element to the work: “Hay Day in the Hayfield”, “Airy April”, “Threshold of Fall”. Moments of weather and atmospheric changes are captured in “Fog on Sunday”, “…a Grapy Dusk”, “Dappled Glade”.
Marjorie Morrow is an abstract painter in NY’s Upper Delaware River Valley, relocating her studio there permanently in 2018 after fifty years in Manhattan. She has exhibited her paintings and prints since 1968.

By Land or By Sea - Photographs by Maureen Neville
2026-07-03 00:00 - 2026-08-03 23:59
“By Land or by Sea” features the photography of Damascus, Pennsylvania resident Maureen Neville. Her exhibit, which runs from July 3 – August 3rd, includes recent photos from a month spent on Block Island (Rhode Island), in February 2026. Drawn to the sea from a young age, the ocean and shoreline figure prominently in her work. Presently, she lives on the edge of a farm pasture and much of her work also reflects the bucolic countryside right outside her door.
The Gallery at Domesticities will host an opening reception on July 11th from 2-5 pm.

Sundays En Plein Air -- August 2026
2026-08-09 11:00 - 16:00
All artists are invited to spend August Sundays in the Garden, using it as a source of inspiration for their art.
When – August 9,16,23 & 30 any time between 11 am and 4 pm
RSVP requested

Sundays En Plein Air - August 2026
2026-08-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-23 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-30 11:00 - 16:00

Remaking the World - Paintings from 2024 - 2026
2026-09-05 11:00 - 2026-09-27 17:00
Painter Sharon Molloy will show her work from September 5 – 27th. She describes these new paintings as an exploration of her relationship to nature, technology, God and the sublime. Overlaying abstract and synthetic patterns onto nature and embedding them within landscapes, clouds, and seascapes, Molloy attempts to go deeper into the question of what is the nature of reality. What is our relationship to the natural as humans attempt to ‘remake the world’ in our own image? As we merge into an increasingly artificial and technological reality, how do we discern truth, authenticity, identity and the sacred? Can painting in the age of AI remain relevant?
Originally from the UK and with a BFA and an MFA, Molloy has exhibited internationally as well as locally. She has resided in Parksville, NY since 2002 and owns Transformational Spaces, a successful faux finishing and mural painting company.
